[More than I had any right to. He was glad this was over the phone and not face to face so she couldn't see the passing look of surprise on his features before it's tucked behind pressed lips of thought.
He doesn't interrupt. He doesn't argue. It hurt him for her that she felt that way about Red. That Red felt that way about her, though everything was taken with a grain of perspective salt.
He's silent for a long handful of stretching seconds.]
And if I don't? Think I need to change the parameters. What then? [What if he still wants to try to have those 'be in the moment and feel it' moments with her. What if he wasn't rejecting anything, just still unable to promise like he was before.]
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He doesn't interrupt. He doesn't argue. It hurt him for her that she felt that way about Red. That Red felt that way about her, though everything was taken with a grain of perspective salt.
He's silent for a long handful of stretching seconds.]
And if I don't? Think I need to change the parameters. What then? [What if he still wants to try to have those 'be in the moment and feel it' moments with her. What if he wasn't rejecting anything, just still unable to promise like he was before.]